Does genital herpes itch?

There are many symptoms of genital herpes. As for whether genital herpes will itch, some patients will experience itching symptoms, while some patients will not cause such symptoms. Genital herpes itself is more difficult to treat. It is necessary to carry out good medication treatment according to the prescribed time. Through oral and topical medications, generally a good therapeutic effect can be achieved. What needs to be prevented is the recurrence of genital herpes.

Symptoms of genital herpes in boys

1. Blisters grow on the foreskin and glans. About 4 to 5 days after being infected with genital herpes, men will feel a burning sensation in their genitals, followed by the development of groups of papules, which may be one or more clusters, and then form blisters.

2. Ulceration and pain in the penis. Skin lesions often occur on the foreskin, glans penis, etc. of men, and occasionally at the urethral opening. After the blisters appear for a period of time, they will develop into pustules, or even break, erode, and cause pain.

3. When the patient first becomes ill, the spread of the virus will affect the urethra, and symptoms such as frequent urination, painful urination, and urinary retention will occur, and are often accompanied by low fever, abdominal pain, chills, nausea and other general discomfort.

4. Homosexual patients may develop anorectal infections, which are manifested by severe anorectal pain, constipation, pus discharge, and a feeling of tenesmus. Its incidence is second only to male anorectal inflammation caused by gonococci.

The dangers of genital herpes

1. Impact on eugenics and good parenting. Men with genital herpes can transmit the genital herpes virus to their wives. If their wives are pregnant when they are infected, genital herpes will affect eugenics and good parenting. It may cause intrauterine infection and neonatal herpes infection, leading to miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal death or serious sequelae. According to statistics, more than half of the patients with neonatal herpes will die or suffer from central nervous system sequelae.

2. Increase the risk of contracting AIDS. In areas where AIDS is prevalent, genital herpes provides a channel and convenient conditions for the HIV virus to enter the human body, thereby increasing the risk of contracting AIDS.

3. Leading to psychological disorders. Psychologically speaking, the occurrence and recurrence of genital herpes will cause the patient to have too heavy a mental burden, and psychological disorders will appear, such as fear of cancer, fear of infecting sexual partners, avoidance of sexual life with sexual partners, unwillingness to interact with the opposite sex, leading to sexual dysfunction, affecting family harmony, and even depression.

4. Harm to family health: Genital herpes can be transmitted through sexual contact or other direct and indirect contact. Therefore, genital herpes will not only infect the wife, but other family members and friends may also be infected. If a wife is infected with genital herpes virus during pregnancy, it will be passed on to the newborn. If the newborn is infected with genital herpes virus, it may be life-threatening in severe cases.